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这样 (zhèyàng) is used at the beginning of a phrase to express "this way" or "in this way." | 这样 (zhèyàng) is used at the beginning of a phrase to express "this way" or "in this way." | ||
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=== Structure === | === Structure === | ||
<div class="jiegou"> | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
| − | + | 这样 + Verb | |
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| − | * | + | *<em>这样</em> 做 不 对 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhèyàng</em> zuò bù duì.</span><span class="trans">Doing it this way is not right.</span> |
| − | * | + | *<em>这样</em> 说 不 礼貌 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhèyàng</em> shuō bù lǐmào.</span><span class="trans">It's not polite to say this.</span> |
| − | * | + | *<em>这样</em> 走 过去 更 近 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhèyàng</em> zǒu guòqù gèng jìn.</span><span class="trans">If you walk over this way, it's closer.</span> |
| + | *你们 真的 是 <em>这样</em> 想 的 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen zhēnde shì <em>zhèyàng</em> xiǎng de ma?</span><span class="trans">Do you guys really think so?</span> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
| − | == | + | == Used as a Conjunction == |
| − | This use of 这样 corresponds to "this way," | + | This use of 这样 corresponds to "in this way," which is another way of expressing "so that" or "thus." |
=== Structure === | === Structure === | ||
| − | + | <div class="jiegou"> | |
| + | ⋯⋯ ，这样 + 会 / 才 ⋯⋯ | ||
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| + | You will often see 会 or 才 following 这样 to indicate "only in this way can or will something happen." | ||
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| + | === Examples === | ||
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| + | <div class="liju"> | ||
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| + | *你 要 多 鼓励 学生 ，<em>这样</em> 他们 <strong>会</strong> 更 有 自信 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ yào duō gǔlì xuéshēng, <em>zhèyàng</em> tāmen <strong>huì</strong> gèng yǒu zìxìn.</span><span class="trans">You need to encourage your students more. This will help them become more confident.</span> | ||
| + | *父母 应该 多 陪 孩子 ，<em>这样</em> 孩子 <strong>会</strong> 更 快乐 。<span class="pinyin">Fùmǔ yīnggāi duō péi háizi, <em>zhèyàng</em> háizi <strong>huì</strong> gèng kuàilè.</span><span class="trans">Parents should spend more time with their children. This will make the children happier.</span> | ||
| + | *你 要 多 说 ，<em>这样</em> <strong>才</strong> 能 越来越 流利 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ yào duō shuō, <em>zhèyàng</em> <strong>cái</strong> néng yuèláiyuè liúlì.</span><span class="trans">You need to speak more. Only in this way will you become more and more fluent.</span> | ||
| + | *让 他 自己 来 ，<em>这样</em> 他 <strong>才</strong> 能 学会 。<span class="pinyin">Ràng tā zìjǐ lái, <em>zhèyàng</em> tā <strong>cái</strong> néng xuéhuì.</span><span class="trans">Let him do it by himself. This is the only way he will learn.</span> | ||
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| + | </div> | ||
| − | + | == Colloquial Saying 这样的话 == | |
| − | + | This use of 这样 corresponds to "this way," as in "if we do it this way." Adding 的话 gives the pattern more of a hypothetical "if" flavor. To make the "if" even more explicit, you can even add 如果是 before 这样的话. | |
| + | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
| + | (如果是 +) 这样的话 ，⋯⋯ | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
| − | + | A few examples: | |
<div class="liju"> | <div class="liju"> | ||
| − | * <em>这样</em> | + | *<em>这样 的话</em> ，你 还 想 去 吗 ？<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhèyàng dehuà</em>, nǐ hái xiǎng qù ma?</span><span class="trans">If this is the case, do you still want to go?</span> |
| − | * 如果 是 <em>这样</em> | + | *<strong>如果 是</strong> <em>这样 的话</em> ，麻烦 就 大 了 。<span class="pinyin"><strong>Rúguǒ shì</strong> <em>zhèyàng dehuà</em>, máfan jiù dà le.</span><span class="trans">If this is the case, we're in for a heap of trouble.</span> |
| − | * | + | *我 会 住 在 美国 朋友 的 家里 。<em>这样 的话</em> ，我 家人 就 不 那么 担心 我 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ huì zhù zài Měiguó péngyou de jiā lǐ. <em>Zhèyàng dehuà</em>, wǒ jiārén jiù bù nàme dānxīn wǒ le.</span><span class="trans">I will stay at my American friend's house when I go to visit the US. This way my family won't worry about me so much.</span> |
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| − | ==See also== | + | == See also == |
*[[The "zui" superlative]] | *[[The "zui" superlative]] | ||
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=== Books === | === Books === | ||
| − | + | {{Source|Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)|15}} | |
| − | + | {{Source|Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)|71 - 2}} | |
| − | + | {{Source|New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)|103}} | |
[[Category:B1 grammar points]] | [[Category:B1 grammar points]] | ||
| + | {{HSK|HSK0}} | ||
[[Category:Adverbs]] | [[Category:Adverbs]] | ||
| − | {{Basic Grammar|这样|B1|Condition | + | {{Basic Grammar|这样|B1|Condition ，这样 + Result / Purpose |<em>这样</em> 做 不 对 。|grammar point|ASG1F4D1}} |
{{Used for|Adding more explanation}} | {{Used for|Adding more explanation}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Expressing purpose with "hao"}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Expressing purpose with "weile"}} | ||
{{POS|Adverbs}} | {{POS|Adverbs}} | ||
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{{Translation|so}} | {{Translation|so}} | ||
{{Translation|that}} | {{Translation|that}} | ||
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这样 (zhèyàng) is used at the beginning of a phrase to express "this way" or "in this way."
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Used as an Adverb
Structure
这样 + Verb
Examples
- 这样 做 不 对 。Doing it this way is not right.
- 这样 说 不 礼貌 。It's not polite to say this.
- 这样 走 过去 更 近 。If you walk over this way, it's closer.
- 你们 真的 是 这样 想 的 吗 ？Do you guys really think so?
Used as a Conjunction
This use of 这样 corresponds to "in this way," which is another way of expressing "so that" or "thus."
Structure
⋯⋯ ，这样 + 会 / 才 ⋯⋯
You will often see 会 or 才 following 这样 to indicate "only in this way can or will something happen."
Examples
- 你 要 多 鼓励 学生 ，这样 他们 会 更 有 自信 。You need to encourage your students more. This will help them become more confident.
- 父母 应该 多 陪 孩子 ，这样 孩子 会 更 快乐 。Parents should spend more time with their children. This will make the children happier.
- 你 要 多 说 ，这样 才 能 越来越 流利 。You need to speak more. Only in this way will you become more and more fluent.
- 让 他 自己 来 ，这样 他 才 能 学会 。Let him do it by himself. This is the only way he will learn.
Colloquial Saying 这样的话
This use of 这样 corresponds to "this way," as in "if we do it this way." Adding 的话 gives the pattern more of a hypothetical "if" flavor. To make the "if" even more explicit, you can even add 如果是 before 这样的话.
(如果是 +) 这样的话 ，⋯⋯
A few examples:
- 这样 的话 ，你 还 想 去 吗 ？If this is the case, do you still want to go?
- 如果 是 这样 的话 ，麻烦 就 大 了 。If this is the case, we're in for a heap of trouble.
- 我 会 住 在 美国 朋友 的 家里 。这样 的话 ，我 家人 就 不 那么 担心 我 了 。I will stay at my American friend's house when I go to visit the US. This way my family won't worry about me so much.
